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import ParameterTypes from "@site/src/components/ParameterTypes"

# AbstractFileService

## constructor

### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"__container__","type":"`any`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"__configModule__","type":"`Record<string, unknown>`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"__moduleDeclaration__","type":"`Record<string, unknown>`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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## Properties

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"__container__","type":"`any`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"manager_","type":"`EntityManager`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"transactionManager_","type":"`undefined` \\| `EntityManager`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"_isFileService","type":"`boolean`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"true","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"__configModule__","type":"`Record<string, unknown>`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"__moduleDeclaration__","type":"`Record<string, unknown>`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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## Accessors

### activeManager\_

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"EntityManager","type":"`EntityManager`","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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## Methods

### atomicPhase\_

Wraps some work within a transactional block. If the service already has
a transaction manager attached this will be reused, otherwise a new
transaction manager is created.

#### Type Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"TResult","type":"`object`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"TError","type":"`object`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"work","type":"(`transactionManager`: `EntityManager`) => Promise&#60;TResult&#62;","description":"the transactional work to be done","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"isolationOrErrorHandler","type":"`IsolationLevel` \\| (`error`: TError) => Promise&#60;void \\| TResult&#62;","description":"the isolation level to be used for the work.","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"maybeErrorHandlerOrDontFail","type":"(`error`: TError) => Promise&#60;void \\| TResult&#62;","description":"Potential error handler","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"Promise","type":"Promise&#60;TResult&#62;","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"the result of the transactional work","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"TResult","type":"TResult","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### delete

remove file from fileservice

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"fileData","type":"[DeleteFileType](../types/medusa.DeleteFileType.mdx)","description":"Remove file described by record","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"fileKey","type":"`string`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"Promise","type":"Promise&#60;void&#62;","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### getDownloadStream

download file from fileservice as stream

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"fileData","type":"[GetUploadedFileType](../types/medusa.GetUploadedFileType.mdx)","description":"file metadata relevant for fileservice to download the file","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"fileKey","type":"`string`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"isPrivate","type":"`boolean`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"Promise","type":"Promise&#60;ReadableStream&#62;","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"readable stream of the file to download","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"ReadableStream","type":"`ReadableStream`","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### getPresignedDownloadUrl

Generate a presigned download url to obtain a file

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"fileData","type":"[GetUploadedFileType](../types/medusa.GetUploadedFileType.mdx)","description":"file metadata relevant for fileservice to download the file","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"fileKey","type":"`string`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"isPrivate","type":"`boolean`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"Promise","type":"Promise&#60;string&#62;","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"presigned url to download the file","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"string","type":"`string`","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### getUploadStreamDescriptor

upload file to fileservice from stream

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"fileData","type":"[UploadStreamDescriptorType](../types/medusa.UploadStreamDescriptorType.mdx)","description":"file metadata relevant for fileservice to create and upload the file","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"name","type":"`string`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"ext","type":"`string`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]},{"name":"isPrivate","type":"`boolean`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"Promise","type":"Promise&#60;[FileServiceGetUploadStreamResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceGetUploadStreamResult.mdx)&#62;","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"FileServiceGetUploadStreamResult","type":"`object`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### shouldRetryTransaction\_

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"err","type":"`Record<string, unknown>` \\| `object`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"boolean","type":"`boolean`","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### upload

upload file to fileservice

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"fileData","type":"`File`","description":"Multer file from express multipart/form-data","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"Promise","type":"Promise&#60;[FileServiceUploadResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceUploadResult.mdx)&#62;","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"FileServiceUploadResult","type":"`object`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### uploadProtected

upload private file to fileservice

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"fileData","type":"`File`","description":"Multer file from express multipart/form-data","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"Promise","type":"Promise&#60;[FileServiceUploadResult](../types/medusa.FileServiceUploadResult.mdx)&#62;","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[{"name":"FileServiceUploadResult","type":"`object`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### withTransaction

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"transactionManager","type":"`EntityManager`","description":"","optional":true,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"this","type":"`this`","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

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### isFileService

#### Parameters

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"object","type":"`any`","description":"","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>

#### Returns

<ParameterTypes parameters={[{"name":"object","type":"object is AbstractFileService","optional":false,"defaultValue":"","description":"","expandable":false,"children":[]}]} expandUrl="https://docs.medusajs.com/development/entities/repositories#retrieving-a-list-of-records"/>